I agree that we should not bow to EU demands.
However, our leaders understand that The Bahamas has a regressive tax system for our people, yet allow the rich to come here and pay little to no taxes. I am speaking from direct knowledge of many rich people claiming residency in The Bahamas, only for the purpose of saving themselves millions, perhaps tens and hundreds of millions a year in taxes in their own countries. Is this fair? Is it fair to Bahamians who have to shoulder an unfair tax burden to run this highly inefficient and corrupt country. The level of education in our country is appalling. So that, those who are educated in government, such as Halkitis, knowingly allow this very unChristian way of taxation. Worse, they go along with, even supporting it to the end. Obviously, these people have a huge disconnect in their minds.
Let's be honest. We are not an honest nation, as a whole.
Take that anyway you want. We are not an honest nation.
And, neither are we a Christian nation.
If you can't read the news and realize this, you received a very poor or wholly inadequate education.

Or, to prepare for what is coming. More frequent and stronger hurricanes. Sea level rise. Extreme heat.
Davis is intellectually lost. He may make a fine attorney, where truth is subjective, but there is a real world the rest of us must deal with.

Ah, religion!

Exactly right.

You are an idiot.

Very good letter.
Sound argument.
How well do we read?
How well can we think?
How long will it take The Bahamas to have a literate populace, elect honest politicians and get rid of most of their crooked religious "leaders"?
Just asking.

I think all the barbers that will be employed, is well worth the destruction of our largest island.

In a capitalist economy, there can never be "enough" of anything.
In a human body it is called cancer.
On the earth we call it development.

This sentiment can be raised at every interaction with the Bahamian government, from top to bottom. Yet, we must remember that the vast majority of Bahamian government workers are Bahamian. So, while it sounds good for us to bash the "government", for their terrible attitudes and non-customer service, who, precisely, are we truly criticizing?
Is this not a countrywide problem?

Nobody should blame the police for increasing crime, unless the police are actively committing the crime themselves. The police can only be reactionary to the social problem of crime. No police force anywhere attracts the brightest of society. Neither the pay, nor the working conditions can do so. To truly understand the roots of crime and the social conditions which contribute to it, requires years of scholarship and a broad based education. The real roots of crime are based on economic conditions and more specifically economic inequality. If this sounds foreign, it is because we keep listening to those professional police who, despite the abject failures on their watch, still are given a platform to speak with authority. Even despite a poor and inadequate education. Like many areas, the police rise through the ranks not based on knowledge and performance, but on politics. Just like in all the other areas of our society where politics trumps competence, we continue to promote the lesser qualified individuals.
The rise in crime is a predictable result of economic conditions and a lack of investment in our children. Economically and educationally. And, most importantly, poor parenting, or lack of parenting altogether guarantees a generation that cannot critically think well enough to start closing in on the problems and solutions. And, if they can't get a good job, then what?
It doesn't require a genius to figure these things out. But, it does require a really good education.
The Bahamas operates on a very low educational level from our top politicians and religious leaders to the vast majority of our country.
You may take offense at this statement, but this is the truth.
Until we value education, not just for the individual, but for the benefit of our country, no good choices can be made. We will forever be ready to take those few dollars for a vote because we simply can't imagine any different.
Crime will continue to increase, even if the police start shooting anyone who even looks suspicious. It isn't about the police. Nor, should it be.